SEATTLE-Dwango North America Corp. will no longer have to pay royalty or licensing fees to Japanese mobile content supplier Dwango Co. Ltd., the companies announced Friday.Seattle-based Dwango said it has struck a trademark and technology separation agreement with its Tokyo-based counterpart that immediately releases...
DUBLIN, Ireland-Palm Inc. opened a research and development center that will develop wireless applications for mobile operators in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.The new office aims to build custom software for Palm Treo devices running on 3G networks and implement radio technology, mobile...
VILNIUS, Lithuania-Lithuanian operator Nelte launched a broadband access network based on third-generation UMTS TDD technology. Deployments have already begun in Vilnius and are scheduled to expand to other major cities in the future.
PONTIAC, Mich.-Telematics supplier Guidepoint launched a service that allows drivers to track and control their vehicles with their cell phone, BlackBerry or other Web-enabled wireless device.The WAP version of the company's product lets subscribers track their vehicle, unlock their car doors, start the engine...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.CarriersRobert W. Baird adjusted estimates on Alltel Corp. following the company's third-quarter report. Baird raised its estimates on Alltel to EPS of $3.45 from $3.38...
KANATA, Ontario-BelAir Networks completed its Series C financing, which brings its total funding to $44 million.Comcast Interactive Capital and McLean Watson Capital led the financing for the Wi-Fi mesh-networking provider. Existing investors also participated in the round, including T-Mobile Venture Fund and JP Morgan...
REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp.'s mobile business neared profitability, and strong demand for the company's PC and corporate server software helped it beat profit estimates during its first quarter.The software giant reported $74 million in revenue from its mobile and embedded devices business, up 50 percent...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless Inc. reported $27.5 million in revenues and a net loss of $3.1 million for the third quarter. The company also scored a new chief executive, Jason Cohenour, a Sierra veteran who was appointed the company's chief operating officer last year.Sierra's...
WASHINGTON-The 800 MHz Transition Administrator released information Wednesday on how Sprint Nextel Corp. should reimburse labor and other costs as part of the Federal Communications Commission's plan to solve public-safety interference in the 800 MHz band. The TA gave examples of hard vs. transactional...
WASHINGTON-Thursday was merger approval day at the Department of Justice, as Verizon Communications Inc. received the OK to proceed with its plans to acquire MCI Inc. and SBC Communications Inc. received the nod to move forward with its plans to buy AT&T Inc.The Federal...
WASHINGTON-National Telecommunications and Information head Michael Gallagher announced the creation of the spectrum management advisory committee. The committee plans to advise the Commerce Department on key elements of President Bush's spectrum policy initiative for improving management of the nation's airwaves."State-of-the-art research and innovative product...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced an agreement to acquire 10 percent of India's leading mobile operator, Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd., for about $1.4 billion in cash."This transaction is consistent with Vodafone's strategy of developing our global footprint in growth markets, where we can create value for...
BOSTON-Product announcements are streaming out of Boston as the WiMAX World 2005 show gets underway. First up, Motorola Inc. is set to demonstrate the capabilities of its MOTOwi4 Canopy solutions. The product is based on Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem architecture and delivers Voice over...
WASHINGTON-After more than seven hours of debate, the House Commerce Committee late Wednesday passed a bill to complete the digital TV transition by Dec. 31, 2008, and earmark $500 million for public-safety interoperability.The vote was 33-17 with Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) being the only...
NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless continued to dominate its competitors during the third quarter by adding more than 1.9 million net customers. The strong growth was a 15-percent improvement compared with the 1.7 million the carrier added last year and handily trumped the 969,000 direct customers...
ATLANTA-EarthLink Inc. is storming ahead with its Wi-Fi broadband network rollouts, announcing a contract to blanket the 50-square-mile city of Anaheim, Calif., with the state's largest municipal Wi-Fi network. EarthLink said the network would provide inexpensive, high-speed Internet access to Anaheim's 345,000 residents and...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Mobile messaging revenues from U.S. mobile subscribers more than doubled in 2004 from the previous year and will account for 10 percent of total wireless service revenues by 2008, according to new research from Analysis.Mobile data accounted for less than 5 percent of...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced several new offerings and product updates, wares it plans to show off during its upcoming Mobility Conference in Barcelona, Spain.First up, the company launched version 2.0 of its push-to-talk solution. The company said the product complies with the Open Mobile...
SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc., which controls 60 percent of Cingular Wireless L.L.C., said it will adopt the AT&T Inc. brand name following the completion of its $16 billion acquisition of AT&T later this year. SBC said it will use the AT&T brand in a...
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. posted third-quarter results that included both strong financial and operational metrics. The carrier reported $473.1 million in total revenues during the third quarter. The result was a 31.5 percent improvement compared with the $359.8 million in revenues the carrier posted...
TOKYO-Sharp Corp. has tapped Red Bend Software to provide firmware over the air (FOTA) technology for its 3G mobile phones, the companies announced Thursday. Terms of the deal were not announced.The Japanese handset manufacturer said it will embed Red Bend's over-the-air update offering and...
WASHINGTON-The wireless sector showed steady growth in venture-capital financing during the third quarter, according to the MoneyTree Survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association.One hundred fourteen wireless companies have received a total of $984 million in VC financing so...
SAN DIEGO-Wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. reported the highest year-over-year revenue increase in company history during the third quarter.The company's revenues increased 36 percent, from $31 million during last year's third quarter to $42.1 million during the third quarter this year. Net income...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. reported a 24-percent increase in revenues for its fiscal first quarter of $103.3 million, compared with revenues of $83.6 million during the corresponding quarter last year. Revenues increased 3 percent sequentially from $100.3 million during the previous quarter.The company's...
